Oct. 9, 2000

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

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Probale Starters:  Here are the probable starters
for this week's matches:

Setter            Katy Brown (555, 9.25 aspg)
Middle Blocker    Rachel Lau (72, 1.00 bpg)
Rightside Hitter  Barbie Bragg (97, 1.45 dpg)
Outside Hitter    Michele Rauter (182, 2.60 kpg)
Outside Hitter    Melissa Robinett (32, 1.88 dpg)
Def. Specialist   Megan Shuster (12, .67 dpg)

Cowgirls Host UNLV and San Diego State During The Upcoming Weekend: The Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball team will host UNLV and San Diego State over the upcoming weekend. The Cowgirls will face San Diego St. on Friday night at 7:00 p.m., and UNLV at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night,.

About San Diego State: The Cowgirls will play the San Diego State Aztecs on Friday night in Laramie. They enter the match with a 9-9 overall record and 3-2 in the conference. The Aztecs are led by Monet Solberg, who is averaging 3.29 kills and 2.34 digs per game. This is the 19th meeting between the two schools, San Diego State leads 16-2. The Aztecs are coached by Mark Warner, who is in his sixth year.

About UNLV: Wyoming will play the UNLV Rebels to finish out the weekend on Saturday night. They are currently 1-13 overall and 1-4 in the conference coming into the weekend. This is the ninth meeting between the two schools, Wyoming leads 6-2. UNLV is coached by Deitre Collins, who is in her fifth season.

                2000 Record   A Year Ago
Wyoming         7-13 (1-4)    9-21  (3-11)
San Diego St.    9-9 (3-2)    11-19 (4-11)
UNLV            1-13 (1-4)    12-14 (4-10)

Team Capsules

San Diego State, Fri., Oct. 13, Laramie, Wyo., 7:00 p.m.
 Wyoming Series Record vs.   SDSU leads 16-2
 2000 Overall Record         9-9
 2000 Conference Record      3-2
 1999 Overall Record         11-19
 1999 Conference Record      4-11 (6th)
 Conference                  Mountain West
 Head Coach                  Mark Warner
 Alma Mater                  San Diego St. '87
 Record at School (Years)    83-69 (Five)
 Career Record (Years)       Same
 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/3
 Starters Returning/Lost     4/2
 Sports Information Contact  Dave Kuhn
 Sports Information Office Phone  (619) 594-5547

UNLV, Sat., Oct. 14, Laramie, Wyo., 7:00 p.m.
 Wyoming Series Record vs.   Wyoming leads 6-2
 2000 Overall Record         1-13
 2000 Conference Record      1-4
 1999 Overall Record         12-14
 1999 Conference Record      4-10 (T-6th)
 Conference                  Mountain West
 Head Coach                  Deitre Collins
 Alma Mater                  Hawai'i '95
 Record at School (Years)    49-62 (Four)
 Career Record (Years)       Same
 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/7
 Starters Returning/Lost     2/2
 Sports Information Contact  Brian Albertson
 Sports Information Office Phone (702) 895-3764

Leading Weapons in the Cowgirl Attack:
The top Wyoming players in key statistical categories
from the 2000 season cumulative statistics are as
follows:

Kills              Jamie Burke (221, 3.31 kpg)
Hitting Percentage Melody Friehauf (.295)
Assists            Katy Brown (488, 9.21 apg)
Service Aces       Katy Brown (21, .40 sapg)
Digs               Jamie Burke (175, 2.73 dpg)
Blocks             Melody Friehauf (86, 1.32 bpg)


Injury Report:

Jamie Burke     Ankle     Out at least two weeks
Shannon Patrick Hamstring Day-To-Day
Lori Sanford    Knee      Day-To-Day

About Last Week: The Cowgirls went 1-1 over the weekend, which included their first conference victory over Air Force. Despite a well fought match, the Cowgirls were defeated by the New Mexico Lobos on Friday night in Albuquerque. It was a game of runs to begin the match. The Cowgirls took the early 4-0 lead, and seemed to gain some momentum. New Mexico had an answer with five points of their own. Up 11-7, the Cowgirls would not score another point as the Lobos would run off eight straight unanswered to take the game 15-11. Game two once again saw the Cowgirls take an early 6-2 lead. But they were unable to hold, with New Mexico taking advantage of several mistakes and a 9-7 advantage. A nine all tie was all they would be able to manage falling 12-15 in the game and 0-2 in the match. Despite scoring points early in game three, Wyoming fell behind 5-8. But great serving by Barbie Bragg got the Cowgirls back into the game with eight unanswered, and a 10-8 advantage. Unfortunately, a 7-1 run would put the match away for the Lobos. They would take the game 15-11 and the match 3-0.Middle blocker Ericka Sansoni led the way for New Mexico with ten kills and 18 digs. On the night, Wyoming finished the night off hitting only .105 (42-27-143) and with eight total team blocks. Senior Melody Friehauf notched 13 kills, three block solos and four block assists.

In the second match of the weekend, the Cowgirls earned their first Mountain West Conference victory of the 2000 season against the Air Force Academy Falcons on Saturday night. It turned out to be a well fought battle throughout the match as each team was seeking their first conference win of the season. The Falcons gained the early advantage in the game taking a 9-3 lead, and it looked like they would run away with it. The Cowgirls fought back closing the gap to 9-7, but Air Force would widen the gap to 11-7. But a driven Cowgirl squad fought back to take the game 16-14. They seemed to have the momentum going into the second game taking the early 3-1 lead, but that was the only lead they would hold. Air Force would tie the match at one a piece with a 15-10 victory. A spark must have been lite under the team in game three with a dominating 15-0 win. As a team, the Cowgirls hit .417 for the game, along with Rachel Lau's four kills and .800 hitting percentage. They would close out the match with a 15-8 victory in game four to win their first conference match. Freshman outside hitter Michele Rauter led the way for the Cowgirls with 16 kills, 15 digs and a .300 hitting percentage. Melissa Robinett, in only her second start of her career, had a career night with nine kills and 18 digs.

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